Abbey

See also: abbey

English

Proper noun

Abbey

1. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew.
2. A diminutive of the male given name Albert, from the Germanic languages.
3. A British surname.
4. (London) Westminster Abbey.
5. (Scotland) The precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood.
6. A place name:
   1. A hamlet in Dunkeswell parish, East Devon district, Devon, England, probably named for the local abbey (OS grid ref ST1410).
   2. A small village south-east of Tuam, County Galway, Ireland (Irish grid ref M 5043).
   3. A village west of Portumna, County Galway (Irish grid ref M 7305).
   4. A village in the Rural Municipality of Miry Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after a farm in Ireland.
   5. A suburb of Busselton, Western Australia, named after landholder D. Abbey.

Synonyms

• (diminutive of Abigail): Abi, Abby

References

• “Abbey, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Anagrams

• bebay